Rook Barkwater
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Rook Barkwater is a fictional character in the children's book series The Edge Chronicles
.
. He has a special connection with banderbears, and in The Last of the Sky Pirates befriends a female banderbear named Wumeru, which is translated "She with chipped tusk walks alone in the moonlight." When abandoned in the Deep Woods, when his parents were unfortunately killed by slavers, Rook is protected by a banderbear until Varis Lodd discovers him on a treatise voyage. He later befriends Varis' younger brother, Felix. Felix eventually runs off to join the rebels called The Ghosts of Screetown, and saves Rook when he crash-lands in Screetown. Felix and the other "Ghosts" help to guide the librarians (with the Sky Pirates). Rook appears in The Last of the Sky Pirates
, Vox
, and Freeglader
. In The Last of the Sky Pirates
he is a brave, orphaned, young under-librarian in the sewers of Old Undertown, when he is selected to make the perilous journey to the Free Glades to become a Librarian Knight. He is helpful, kind and thoughtful, and even when he loses his skycraft he doesn't give up, he becomes a Freeglade Lancer. He also appears in 'The Blooding of Rufus Filatine' and reveals to Xanth's son, Rufus, that he is old friends with his father, he has become an adult and is the commander of the Freeglade Lancers. Magda Burlix appears to be his love interest, although she has feelings for his best friend, Xanth Filatine as well, although this may be because he saved her life. It is later revealed in The Immortals
that Rook had married her.
Rook Barkwater, who is featured in The Last of the Sky Pirates as a disobedient thirteen year old boy, has black hair and 'startlingly blue eyes'. By Freeglader
he has matured and leads the exodus from Undertown
. He also appears in The Lost Barkscrolls
as the commander of the third roost, a post of great importance, and leads the entire Freeglader
force into battle.
In 'The Immortals' we learn what happened to Rook after Freeglader: He married Magda and they had five children, and also became Commander of the Freeglade Lancers. When he got old Magda died, and Xanth died a year later. He agreed to lead his old waif friend, Cancaresse, to Riverrise on his own, but when they arrived in Riverrise, Cancaresse died of old age. He found his grandfather, Twig, in Riverrise, being kept alive by the healing water. Twig is trapped in Riverrise by Golderyce One-Eye, who lives on the magic water as well. Years later Nate Quarter, Rook's grandson, arrives and kills Golderyce, and Rook and Twig happily die. Rook's spirit along with Twig's and Quint's arrive and destroy the Gloamglozer before returning to open sky to be reborn.
The Edge Chronicles
The Edge Chronicles is a young-adult fantasy novel series by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell. It consists of three trilogies, plus three additional books, and others . Originally published in the United Kingdom, this series has since been published in the United States, Canada and Australia. To...
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History
Rook is the great-grandson of Cloud Wolf, grandson of Twig Verginix and the great nephew of Tem BarkwaterTem Barkwater
Tem Barkwater is a fictional character in the children's book series The Edge Chronicles. He appears in Clash of the Sky Galleons, Beyond the Deepwoods, Stormchaser, and Freeglader. He first appears serving under Wind Jackal on the Galerider and follows Quint after Wind Jackal's death...
. He has a special connection with banderbears, and in The Last of the Sky Pirates befriends a female banderbear named Wumeru, which is translated "She with chipped tusk walks alone in the moonlight." When abandoned in the Deep Woods, when his parents were unfortunately killed by slavers, Rook is protected by a banderbear until Varis Lodd discovers him on a treatise voyage. He later befriends Varis' younger brother, Felix. Felix eventually runs off to join the rebels called The Ghosts of Screetown, and saves Rook when he crash-lands in Screetown. Felix and the other "Ghosts" help to guide the librarians (with the Sky Pirates). Rook appears in The Last of the Sky Pirates
The Last of the Sky Pirates
The Last of the Sky Pirates is a children's fantasy novel by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, first published in 2002. It is the fifth volume of The Edge Chronicles and the first of the Rook Saga trilogy; within the stories' own chronology it is the seventh novel, following the Quint Saga and Twig...
, Vox
Vox (The Edge Chronicles)
Vox is a children's fantasy novel by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, first published in 2003. It is the sixth volume of The Edge Chronicles and the second of the Rook Saga trilogy; within the stories' own chronology it is the eighth novel, following the Quint Saga and Twig Saga trilogies.-Plot...
, and Freeglader
Freeglader
Freeglader is a children's fantasy novel by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, first published in 2004. It is the seventh volume of The Edge Chronicles and the third of the Rook Saga trilogy; within the stories' own chronology it is the ninth novel, following the Quint Saga and Twig Saga...
. In The Last of the Sky Pirates
The Last of the Sky Pirates
The Last of the Sky Pirates is a children's fantasy novel by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, first published in 2002. It is the fifth volume of The Edge Chronicles and the first of the Rook Saga trilogy; within the stories' own chronology it is the seventh novel, following the Quint Saga and Twig...
he is a brave, orphaned, young under-librarian in the sewers of Old Undertown, when he is selected to make the perilous journey to the Free Glades to become a Librarian Knight. He is helpful, kind and thoughtful, and even when he loses his skycraft he doesn't give up, he becomes a Freeglade Lancer. He also appears in 'The Blooding of Rufus Filatine' and reveals to Xanth's son, Rufus, that he is old friends with his father, he has become an adult and is the commander of the Freeglade Lancers. Magda Burlix appears to be his love interest, although she has feelings for his best friend, Xanth Filatine as well, although this may be because he saved her life. It is later revealed in The Immortals
The Immortals (The Edge Chronicles)
The Immortals is the final book of the Edge Chronicles by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell. It was released on September 14, 2010 in the United States and Canada.- Story :The story is set approximately 500 years after Freeglader...
that Rook had married her.
Rook Barkwater, who is featured in The Last of the Sky Pirates as a disobedient thirteen year old boy, has black hair and 'startlingly blue eyes'. By Freeglader
Freeglader
Freeglader is a children's fantasy novel by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, first published in 2004. It is the seventh volume of The Edge Chronicles and the third of the Rook Saga trilogy; within the stories' own chronology it is the ninth novel, following the Quint Saga and Twig Saga...
he has matured and leads the exodus from Undertown
Undertown
Undertown is a fictional city-state in Paul Stewart's series of books, The Edge Chronicles. It was founded when the many different species throughout the Edge migrated to form a town underneath the great floating city of Sanctaphrax. The central ethos of the city was that every undertowner was...
. He also appears in The Lost Barkscrolls
The Lost Barkscrolls
The Lost Barkscrolls is a children's fantasy short story anthology by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, first published in 2007. It is the tenth volume of The Edge Chronicles and contains four stories set in that world, including Cloud Wolf and The Stone Pilot which were previously published as World...
as the commander of the third roost, a post of great importance, and leads the entire Freeglader
Freeglader
Freeglader is a children's fantasy novel by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, first published in 2004. It is the seventh volume of The Edge Chronicles and the third of the Rook Saga trilogy; within the stories' own chronology it is the ninth novel, following the Quint Saga and Twig Saga...
force into battle.
In 'The Immortals' we learn what happened to Rook after Freeglader: He married Magda and they had five children, and also became Commander of the Freeglade Lancers. When he got old Magda died, and Xanth died a year later. He agreed to lead his old waif friend, Cancaresse, to Riverrise on his own, but when they arrived in Riverrise, Cancaresse died of old age. He found his grandfather, Twig, in Riverrise, being kept alive by the healing water. Twig is trapped in Riverrise by Golderyce One-Eye, who lives on the magic water as well. Years later Nate Quarter, Rook's grandson, arrives and kills Golderyce, and Rook and Twig happily die. Rook's spirit along with Twig's and Quint's arrive and destroy the Gloamglozer before returning to open sky to be reborn.